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Hydropower in the Alps
https://www.cipra.org/en/positions/hydropower-in-the-alps
How much hydropower use is environmentally compatible and ecologically sustainable? This question has been on the minds of people in the Alpine region for decades - all the more so against the backdrop of the urgent need to move away from fossil fuels. There are currently around 21,000 hydropower plants in operation in Europe, 300 under construction and over 8,500 in the planning stage. In many places, climate change with its imponderables such as extreme floods is being countered with more dams and walls, although river widening, for example, would make more ecological sense.No publisherPositionhydropower positionhydropower2021/10/07 14:30:00 GMT+1PositionsHow much hydropower is ecologically sustainable ?
https://www.cipra.org/en/news/how-much-hydropower-is-ecologically-sustainable
Renovate power plants instead of building new ones, preserve the last freshwater pearls, coordinate use and protection across countries: CIPRA has published a position paper with detailed technical demands on the use of hydropower in the Alps.No publisheralpMedia 6/2021Renewable Energynatural standing waters / lakesEnergy TransitionWater usehydropowerhydropower positionenergy efficiencyPositionenvironmental damageenergy policy2021/10/06 06:56:00 GMT+1NewsPoint of view: Water will not tolerate resistance
https://www.cipra.org/en/news/point-of-view-water-will-not-tolerate-resistance
Extreme weather conditions are also increasingly affecting the Alps. The climate crisis is driving this development. Can more and more dams, barriers or power stations solve the problem and at the same time satisfy the growing hunger for energy? We must work with the power of water rather than against it, says Kaspar Schuler, CIPRA’s Executive Director and co-author of CIPRA’s new position paper on hydropower.No publisherPoint of viewalpMedia 6/2021groundwater use, drinking water supplyClimate ChangeWater usehydropowergroundwaternatural standing waters / lakesreservoirs / artificial standing waters2021/10/06 06:56:00 GMT+1News"Landscape is not renewable"
https://www.cipra.org/en/news/4945
Must the Alps really be squeezed to the last drop so they can contribute yet more to the energy transition? The CIPRA annual conference on "The Alps as a Water Trough" saw more passionate debate on this topic than any other.No publisherclimate protection policyenergy policytourismwater consumption, water supplyhydropowerrenewable energy2013/10/17 05:00:00 GMT+1NewsCIPRA's point of view: Water on!
https://www.cipra.org/en/news/4555
Austria's checklist for the building of hydroelectric power plants is technically sound, offering transparency for building permits, but no protection for ecologically intact waters.No publisherhydropowerrenewable energyPoint of view2012/02/22 06:00:00 GMT+1NewsSoča valley soon under water?
https://www.cipra.org/en/news/4485
The proposal was made by Slovenia's Ministry of Economic Affairs just before the summer break. Five hydroelectric power plants are to be built on the Soča river and its tributaries, the Ucja and Idrijca.No publisherhydropowerrenewable energythreats to nature and landscapenatureprotected areas / sanctuaries2011/09/28 05:00:00 GMT+1NewsPower plant expansion on the Lech at the expense of nature conservation?
https://www.cipra.org/en/news/4183
The Lech river in Bavaria/D is already being used on a massive scale for electricity generation, and only the stretch at Augsburg/D remains undeveloped. But even this section of the river could very soon become the site of a hydroelectric power plant. The expansion plans are not an isolated case; rather, they reflect a trend throughout the Alps, and one that is gathering momentum.No publisherhydropowerrenewable energyhydro-engineering - mountain torrent controlrivers and streamsrivers and streams - impairmentsrivers and streams2010/11/01 05:00:00 GMT+1NewsNew publication on mountain dams
https://www.cipra.org/en/news/3031
The new March issue of the bilingual magazine La revue de géographie alpine / Journal of Alpine Research looks at impoundment dams and new challenges in mountain areas.No publisherhydropowerrenewable energyreservoirs / artificial standing watersponds and lakes2008/04/17 05:00:00 GMT+1NewsHydraulic power in the Alps
https://www.cipra.org/en/dossiers/2
Does hydropower deliver green electricity? Hydropower is a renewable source of energy. The use of hydropower is emission-free and has no negative impact on our environment. What's more, large quantities of electricity can be produced relatively cost-effectively. So what more could you ask for? Well, the environmentally-conscious want more. The use of hydropower entails huge hydrological changes and major impacts on waterway systems. Entire eco-systems can be irreversibly damaged as a result. In the Alps in particular, the construction of hydropower stations has in the past destroyed natural and near-natural landscapes. So is electricity from hydropower green or not? Additional relevant material on the issue can be found in other language versions of this page.No publisherhydropowerrenewable energy2008/03/15 05:00:00 GMT+1DossiersDecrease in water runoff from the Swiss Alps
https://www.cipra.org/en/news/1798
A new study analyses the impact of a potential climate change on hydrological discharge regimes from the Swiss Alpine region for the period between 2020 and 2050. Eleven catchment areas with different glaciation rates and altitude ranges were examined.No publisherwater cyclehydropowerrenewable energyclimate change - repercussionsclimate change, climate policy2005/08/25 05:00:00 GMT+1NewsArtificial high water affects ecology of running water
https://www.cipra.org/en/news/1512
A new WWF study shows that the artificial high-water (surges) and low-water (sinks) caused daily by hydraulic power plants are having disastrous repercussions on the ecosystem of running water.No publisherrivers and streams - impairmentsrivers and streamsecosystems, biogeochemical cyclesecologyhydropowerrenewable energy2004/12/02 06:00:00 GMT+1NewsDams in Austria
https://www.cipra.org/en/publications/2436
No publisherhydropowerrenewable energyPublicationsMountains and Energy production
https://www.cipra.org/en/publications/1333
No publisherhydropowerrenewable energyenergy policyPublicationsPredicting and mitigating hydrogeological risk
in the Alpine environment
https://www.cipra.org/en/publications/5112
No publishernatural hazardsnaturehydropowerrenewable energyclimate change, climate policyPublicationsThe Facilitation of Mini and Small Hydropower in Switzerland: Shaping the Institutional Framework (with a Particular Focus on Storage and Pumped-Storage Schemes)
https://www.cipra.org/en/publications/4963
No publisherhydropowerrenewable energyhydropowerrenewable energyhydropowerrenewable energyPublications